Girls' name · since 1912
Michiko
Michiko has 1,010 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,464 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,994 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,010
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,010 babies have been named Michiko since 1912, making it today's #10994 girls' name.
Michiko has 1,010 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10994 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #7,464 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,994 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,010 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michiko ranks #7,464 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,994 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,010 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,464 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,994 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,010
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Michiko's 1,010 recorded births place it above 89.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Michiko compares
1,010 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Michiko's all-time total is 169% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Michiko | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,010 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Michiko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Michiko's full recorded timeline at 1971, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Michiko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Michiko by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (297 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Michiko's strongest decade.
297 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Michiko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 76
1910s
76 births
- 1920s
1920s
297 births
- 1930s
1930s
124 births
- 1940s 35
1940s
35 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 69
1960s
69 births
- 1970s 96
1970s
96 births
- 1980s 105
1980s
105 births
- 1990s 93
1990s
93 births
- 2000s 41
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 297 births (29% of all-time use).
How Michiko compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Michiko's total volume
Michiko by state
Where Michiko concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 285 | 28.2% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 146 | 14.5% |
| #3 | Washington | | 15 | 1.5% |
285 of 1,010 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Michiko's data
- Michiko's decade-level peak was the 1920s (297 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Michikos (285 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Michiko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Michiko draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.